Chinese words starting with “bian”
52 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable bian. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 4 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial b · final ian · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 17
- 3rd tone 4
- 4th tone 31
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 变成biàn chéngHSK 2
to change into; to turn into; to become
- 变化biàn huàHSK 3
(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation
- 便宜biàn yíHSK 2
convenient
- 变为biàn wéiHSK 3
to change into
All 52 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 变 | biàn | v | to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion | |
| 2 | 边 | biān | k,d,n | side; edge; margin; border; boundary; simultaneously | |
| 3 | 便 | biàn | d,g | plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards | |
| 4 | 遍 | biàn | qv,v,d,a | everywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time | |
| 5 | 编 | biān | v,g | to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile; to write; to compose; to fabricate; to make up | |
| 6 | 编辑 | biān jí | n,v,vn | to edit; to compile; editor; compiler | |
| 7 | 边缘 | biān yuán | n,b | edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline | |
| 8 | 扁 | biǎn | a | flat; (coll.) to beat (sb) up; old variant of 匾 | |
| 9 | 辩护 | biàn hù | v,vn | to speak in defense of; to argue in favor of; to defend; to plead | |
| 10 | 边境 | biān jìng | s | frontier; border | |
| 11 | 便利 | biàn lì | a,an,v,vn | convenient; easy; to facilitate | |
| 12 | 变形 | biàn xíng | v,vn | to become deformed; to change shape; to morph | |
| 13 | 边界 | biān jiè | n | boundary; border | |
| 14 | 变动 | biàn dòng | vn,v | to change; to fluctuate; change; fluctuation | |
| 15 | 编号 | biān hào | n,v | to number; numbering; serial number | |
| 16 | 辩 | biàn | g | to dispute; to debate; to argue; to discuss | |
| 17 | 编剧 | biān jù | n,v | to write a play; scenario; dramatist; screenwriter | |
| 18 | 辩论 | biàn lùn | vn,v | debate; argument; to argue over | |
| 19 | 便是 | biàn shì | v | (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as | |
| 20 | 变异 | biàn yì | n,v | variation | |
| 21 | 变革 | biàn gé | vn,v | to transform; to change | |
| 22 | 遍布 | biàn bù | v | to cover the whole (area); to be found throughout | |
| 23 | 变更 | biàn gēng | v,vn | to change; to alter; to modify | |
| 24 | 编排 | biān pái | v,vn | to arrange; to lay out | |
| 25 | 变换 | biàn huàn | v,vn | to transform; to convert; to vary; to alternate; a transformation | |
| 26 | 辨认 | biàn rèn | v,vn | to recognize; to identify | |
| 27 | 辩解 | biàn jiě | v,vn | to explain; to justify; to defend (a point of view etc); to provide an explanation; to try to defend oneself | |
| 28 | 编写 | biān xiě | v | to compile | |
| 29 | 编制 | biān zhì | n,v,vn | to weave; to plait; to compile; to put together (a lesson plan, budget etc) | |
| 30 | 编造 | biān zào | v | to compile; to draw up; to fabricate; to invent; to concoct; to make up; to cook up | |
| 31 | 辨别 | biàn bié | v,vn | to distinguish; to differentiate; to discern; to recognize; to tell | |
| 32 | 变质 | biàn zhì | v,vn | to degenerate; to deteriorate; (of food) to go bad; to go off; (geology) metamorphism | |
| 33 | 编织 | biān zhī | v,vn | to weave; to knit; to plait; to braid; (fig.) to create (sth abstract, e.g. a dream, a lie etc) | |
| 34 | 便于 | biàn yú | v | easy to; convenient for | |
| 35 | 便捷 | biàn jié | a | convenient and fast | |
| 36 | 辫子 | biàn zi | n | plait; braid; pigtail; a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent; handle | |
| 37 | 鞭炮 | biān pào | n | firecrackers; string of small firecrackers | |
| 38 | 变迁 | biàn qiān | vn,v | changes; vicissitudes | |
| 39 | 贬低 | biǎn dī | v | to belittle; to disparage; to play down; to demean; to degrade; to devalue | |
| 40 | 遍地 | biàn dì | v,vn | everywhere; all over | |
| 41 | 贬值 | biǎn zhí | v,vn | to become devaluated; to devaluate; to depreciate | |
| 42 | 变故 | biàn gù | n | an unforeseen event; accident; misfortune | |
| 43 | 鞭策 | biān cè | v,vn | to spur on; to urge on; to encourage sb (e.g. to make progress) | |
| 44 | 边远 | biān yuǎn | b | far from the center; remote; outlying | |
| 45 | 边疆 | biān jiāng | s | border area; borderland; frontier; frontier region | |
| 46 | 辩证 | biàn zhèng | b,d,v | to investigate; dialectical | |
| 47 | 便道 | biàn dào | n | pavement; sidewalk; shortcut; makeshift road | |
| 48 | 便条 | biàn tiáo | n | (informal) note | |
| 49 | 变幻莫测 | biàn huàn mò cè | l,v | to change unpredictably; unpredictable; erratic; treacherous | |
| 50 | 贬义 | biǎn yì | n | derogatory sense; negative connotation |
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